New Delhi: As farmers vowed to expand their protests over new farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed on Saturday that his government was committed to the well-being of farmers and that the laws were aimed at giving them alternative markets to increase income. Without referring directly to the farmers’ …
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New Delhi: Days after the BJP-led government in Karnataka passed the strict Karnataka Livestock Preservation and Killing Prevention Act, 2020, the state’s chief deputy minister said cow watchers would have “scope to work on this provision. “, raising fears that the law could be used to legitimize violence through self-proclaimedgau …
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New Delhi: In the latest misuse of Uttar Pradesh’s controversial new anti-conversion law, police on Tuesday prevented a Muslim couple from marrying based on rumors of ‘love jihad‘. The man, Haider Ali, 39, has alleged that he was beaten and tortured by police while being held in custody overnight. Indian …
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India has the highest bribery rate in Asia according to the Global Corruption Barometer published by Transparency International. The report released on the eve of the International Day Against Corruption, December 9, shows that almost 50% of those who paid bribes in India were asked, while 32% of those who …
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New Delhi: Agricultural scientist Dr. Varinderpal Singh refused to accept an award from a Union minister on Monday, in solidarity with farmers protesting against the new laws. Singh is the Chief Soil Chemist at the Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana. At an event in New Delhi on Monday, the Fertilizer …
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New DelhiIf the government’s Minimum Support Price Program (MSP) helped to properly create a minimum price, farmers in the top 11 agricultural states would have earned, on average, nearly Rs 1.9 billion more from selling their produce. According to The cables data analysis from Agmarknet, the government’s price information system, …
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New Delhi: Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant stoked the controversy Tuesday after saying at an online event that tough reforms are difficult in India as “we are too democratic.” While a video clip of the talk has been shared online in which he can be clearly heard making these comments, …
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New Delhi: Scotland Yard has reportedly made a series of arrests after warning of enforcement measures before thousands of protesters from different parts of the UK gathered in front of the High Commission of India in central London on Sunday, as shows support for farmers protesting against agricultural reforms in …
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New Delhi: On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed the Center to go ahead with the groundbreaking ceremony proposed for the Vista Central project after the government assured it that no construction or demolition work would take place until the supreme court decides. the pending reasons on the subject. During the …
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Srinagar: More than 10 former ministers and former BJP legislators are among the politicians residing “without authorization” in bungalows and ministerial quarters in Jammu and Kashmir. This revelation takes on more significance as it is closed in the immediate aftermath of the BJP’s concerted campaign targeting regional party leaders in …
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